Re: backup files on mounted filesystems

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Michael Bane <michael.bane@manchester.ac.uk>
> CC: "<help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>" <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
> Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:12:11 +0000
> 
> >> I've noticed that I do not seem to get automatic backup files if I am on a 
> >> mounted filesystem (eg /tmp). Is there a setting for enabling this 
> >> functionality?
> > 
> > Not mounted filesystems, but specifically /tmp, because it's a place
> > where you place temporary files.
> 
> As well as /tmp (on whichever OS I have tried) I also see this issue on MacOS 
> where work/ is a mounted (encrypted) filesystem

If work/ is temporary-file-directory, then that's again Emacs in
action.  Otherwise, it's not Emacs's fault.